E A T Gourmet Foods - Retail Store & Cafe, Gourmet Cafe

Beginning in 1973 with a small, one-man shop, E A T has evolved into one of the city's best known retail stores.

(212) 772-0022

1064 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10028 40.7775 -73.9615

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Neighborhoods: Upper East Side, Midtown

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What People Are Saying About E A T Gourmet Foods - Retail Store & Cafe

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In Short – It's a bakery, takeout place and cafe all in one. Prices and quality are upscale, thanks to dishes prepared using the ingredients stocked at Eli Zabar's gourmet food empire (Eli's Bread, Eli's Vinegar Factory, etc.--although descended from the West Side founders of Zabar's, he isn't affiliated with that store.) A checkered floor, black tables and mirrors decorate the small dining room, which attracts Upper East Side residents and tourists for sandwiches, salads and the "tower of bagel," as well as for the dinner menu's steak, grilled stuffed salmon and chicken paillard.

3 Star Rating: Average

04/01/07

market side overpriced as well

by noahd1

One reviewer said that you are better off on the market side than the restaurant side. It's just as expensive. My girlfriend ordered chicken salad, bread salad and a loaf of bread and it came to $77. Our mouthed dropped when she told us how much it was - we just left. What's in the food, the body of Christ?

3 Star Rating: Average

02/20/07

Please don't go to E.A.T.

by spacenuke

My friends and I decided to give E.A.T. a shot cos it was close to the MET Museum where we were going and really regretted going there. The decor was kinda cool, but the food was so ridiculously priced. Expensive food is ok if it's good, but their food was definitely mediocre at best.

We walked past a diner on our way there, and we were left wondering why we didn't just go to the diner as we were walking out of E.A.T.

  • Pros: Ambience, proximity to the Met Museum
  • Cons: Price, bad and slow service
1 Star Rating: Poor

06/11/05

Ridiculously Expensive for Unappealing Food

by nycgrli

We ate in the restaurant one day having been satisfied with the deli previously. Wow we really should have stuck to the other side. First I asked the waitress for a Strawberry Lemonade, which I passed on the way in and she said they didn't have any, I was tempted to go to the deli side and get it myself, then my boyfriend ordered a grilled chicken salad, which was just that, literally a small piece of chicken on nothing but lettace for $18.95 unbelievable! Our bill was $80 for a simple lunch that we did not even enjoy. We will NEVER return back, the wait staff was not very pleasant either. Having eatten at hundreds of NYC restaurants I can honestly say this is one of the first I have been extremely dissapointed with.

  • Cons: Way overpriced, Disappointing Food, Unpleasant Wait Staff

The Details on E A T Gourmet Foods - Retail Store & Cafe

The Extras:

E.A.T. Gifts is right next door.

Category:

Gift Baskets, Bakeries, Restaurants, Wine Stores, Ethnic Food Markets, Catering, Delicatessens

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Lunch Spot

Food Store Products:

Gourmet Foods

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